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enhttp://michiganradio.org/feeds/term/6831/rss.xmlGroup aims for increase in post-secondary degrees for Michigandershttp://michiganradio.org/post/group-aims-increase-post-secondary-degrees-michiganders
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The Michigan Postsecondary Credential Attainment workgroup wants more people in Michigan to obtain some type of post-secondary credential by 2025.</span></p><p>That's according to <a href="http://mitalentgoal2025.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Reaching-for-Opportunity-2015-Report.pdf">a report</a> the workgroup released this week.</p><p>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 22:51:01 +0000Michigan Radio Newsroom24421 at http://michiganradio.orgGroup aims for increase in post-secondary degrees for MichigandersStateside for Monday, June 3rd, 2013http://michiganradio.org/post/stateside-monday-june-3rd-2013
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Lawmakers in Lansing are quickly wrapping up the state budget for the next fiscal year. What will the $50 billion spending plan mean for you?</span></p><p>And, we took a look at the efforts to help prison inmates rebuild their lives through post-secondary education.</p><p>Also, we got an update on just how close the Asian Carp is to the Great Lakes.</p><p>First on the show, the Council of Great Lakes Governors met this past weekend on Mackinac Island.</p><p>The group talked of economic cooperation, and harmonizing plans for protecting the largest body of freshwater on the Earth’s surface. The discussions were mostly nice, but there were some disagreements, especially when it came to dealing with invasive species.</p><p>Michigan Public Radio’s Rick Pluta joined us today to explain.</p><p>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:58:06 +0000Stateside Staff12855 at http://michiganradio.orgStateside for Monday, June 3rd, 2013Prisons adopt postsecondary education programshttp://michiganradio.org/post/prisons-adopt-postsecondary-education-programs
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">One of the biggest challenges we face as a state and as a nation is how do we keep paroled prisoners from becoming repeat offenders and winding up back behind bars?</span></p><p>Solid evidence points to postsecondary education as one of the major keys to helping former inmates build productive lives after parole.</p><p>After many years without any funding for prisoners to be able to access higher education, the Michigan Department of Corrections has gotten a one million dollar grant to launch postsecondary educational programs and vocational training to a small number of inmates who are near parole.</p><p>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:56:11 +0000Stateside Staff12764 at http://michiganradio.orgPrisons adopt postsecondary education programsIn this morning's news: possible cap on FOIA fees, Lansing's budget showdown, education for inmateshttp://michiganradio.org/post/mornings-news-possible-cap-foia-fees-lansings-budget-showdown-education-inmates
<p><strong>Legislation in Michigan House could cap FOIA fees</strong></p><p>There is new legislation up for initial hearing this week in Lansing. It is a response to local governments and state agencies charging hefty fees for people to see government records.</p><p>"One of the bills would limit most charges for requests filed under the state’s Freedom of Information Act to no more than 10 cents a page. Another would create a Michigan Open Government Commission to hear challenges to government denials of information requests," Michigan Radio's Rick Pluta reports.</p><p><strong>Lansing City Council vs. Mayor Virg Bernero</strong></p><p>The Lansing city council will vote tonight on a budget for next year. Michigan Radio's Steve <span>Carmody</span> <a href="http://www.michiganradio.org/post/lansing-city-council-votes-fy2014-budget-tonight" target="_blank">reports</a> that "the vote will likely put the council at odds with Mayor <span>Virg</span> <span>Bernero</span>."&nbsp;</p><p>The mayor wants to add annual fees for city water and electricity customers. Conversely, the council wants to make several spending cuts including eliminating several new positions the mayor wants to add to the city's payroll. Mayor Virg Bernero will have until Thursday to veto parts of the city budget he doesn’t like. The Lansing city council has until early June to try to override the mayor’s expected vetoes.</p><p><strong>Higher education opportunities piloted in Michigan prisons</strong></p><p>"After years without funding for prisoners to access higher education, the Michigan Department of Corrections is immersed in several efforts to teach community college courses and vocational training in-house to a small number of inmates who are near parole. Michigan will join a pilot project that hopes to gather enough evidence to possibly resurrect publicly supported postsecondary education in prisons nationally," reports <a href="http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO/305200336/Michigan-aims-expand-education-inmates?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE">The Detroit News</a>.</p><p>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:52:30 +0000Michigan Radio Newsroom12637 at http://michiganradio.orgIn this morning's news: possible cap on FOIA fees, Lansing's budget showdown, education for inmates